Questions with answers 1. What difficulty did the narrator find because of his strange memory ? ** He was a businessman, so he lost business because some people become annoyed when he couldn’t remember their names. 2. How could the narrator remember the face of any person ? ** He connected the face with a place where he had seen it . 3. What did his wife complain about ? ** She complained that her husband didn’t know the names of their neighbours 4. What did she think he ought to be ? ** She thought he ought to be a reporter for newspapers . 5. How did the writer over come trouble with names ? ** he used a little skill and he didn’t let a man see he couldn’t remember his name . 6. Why didn’t the writer agree with his wife when she told him that he ought to be a reporter ? ** Because he felt that he would be able to see the famous man or woman and remember their faces but he couldn’t Remember their names . 7. Why did the writer like living in Bardfield ? ** Because there was a lot of country there and he liked the people who lived there .

** Because the man’s face told him that was connected with Bardfield . 8. Why did the writer think that the stranger on the train was from Bardfield ? ** Because the man’s face told him that was connected with Bardfield . 9. What was the problem when he met the stranger on the train ? ** His memory failed him this time . He couldn’t remember where in Bard field he had seen that face and the stranger turned out to be a criminal . 10. Why did the writer boast about himself in front of the stranger ? ** He did so to make the stranger to talk about himself . 11. What was the weather like when the train reached Bardfield ? ** It was raining heavily and the wind was blowing very hard . 12. What did the narrator offer the stranger ? ** He offered to give him a lift . 13. Did the stranger agree ? ** Yes, he did . 14. How did the stranger return the narrator’s favour ? ** He was a mean criminal . He hit him hard on the back of his head, pulled him out of the car and left him in the ditch . He stele his car, his new numbrella, gold watch and about 152 pounds . 15. What was the stranger wanted for ? ** He was wanted for robbery with violence and attempted murder .